I might try setting up Trip without direct reference to the QMs, and QMs with two references to Trip:
class Trip(models.Model): ... trip stuff ... class QM(models.Model): found_during = models.ForeignKey(Trip, related_name=''found_qms") killed_during = models.ForeignKey(Trip, null=True, blank=True, related_name="killed_qms") ... trip stuff ... and maybe a few convenience methods and properties: (in Trip): @property def live_qms(self): return self.found_qms.filter(killed_during=None) (in QM:) @property def status(self): return self.killed_during == None and "Live" or "Dead" -Jim --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---